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paunchier

/ˈpɔːnt͡ʃiəɹ/

paunchier is the comparative form of paunchy.

Meaning of paunchy

Adjective

paunchy (comparative paunchier, superlative paunchiest)

  1. Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
    • He exercised every day to avoid becoming paunchy in his old age.
    Synonyms:
    paunched

Questions about paunchier

What is paunchier the comparative form of?
Paunchier is the comparative form of paunchy.
How do you pronounce paunchier?
Paunchier is pronounced /ˈpɔːnt͡ʃiəɹ/.

Words near paunchier in the dictionary

  1. paunched
  2. pauncher
  3. paunches
  4. paunchful
  5. paunchfuls
  6. paunchier
  7. paunchiest
  8. paunchily
  9. paunchiness
  10. paunching
  11. paunchless

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paunchier (page history and authors); paunchy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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